Faculty Profile

Dr. Gilad Chen
Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Organizational Behavior & Department Chair

Ph.D., George Mason University

4514 Van Munching Hall
Phone: (301) 405-0923
E-mail: giladchen@rhsmith.umd.edu

Curriculum Vitae

 Gilad Chen

Dr. Gilad Chen is Professor of Management & Organization at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Dr. Chen received his bachelor degree in Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University in 1996, and his doctoral degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University in 2001. Prior to joining the Smith School, Dr. Chen was on the faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Texas A&M University, and a visiting scholar at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Technion, and Tel-Aviv University.

He teaches courses on a variety of organizational behavior, human resource management, and methodological topics. Dr. Chen’s research focuses on work motivation, adaptation, teams and leadership, with particular interest in understanding the complex interface between individuals and the socio-technical organizational context. He has won several research awards, including the 2007 Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the 2008 Cummings Scholar Award from the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management.

His research has appeared in such journals as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, and Research in Organizational Behavior. He is currently serving as Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology and as an editorial board member of the Academy of Management Journal, and is an active member of the Academy of Management and the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

Primary Research Areas

  • Team and leadership effectiveness
  • Work motivation
  • Work performance and adaptation
  • Multilevel phenomena and methodology

Selected Publications

Chen, G., Sharma, P. N., Edinger, S., Shapiro, D. L., & Farh, J. L. (in press). Motivating and de-motivating forces in teams: Cross-level influences of empowering leadership and relationship conflict. Journal of Applied Psychology.

Chen, G., Ployhart, R. E., Cooper-Thomas, H. D., Anderson, N., & Bliese, P. D. (in press). The power of momentum: A new model of dynamic relationships between job satisfaction change and turnover decisions. Academy of Management Journal.

Chen, G., Kirkman, B. L., Kim, K., Farh, C. I. C., & Tangirala, S. (2010). When does cross-cultural motivation enhance expatriate effectiveness? A multilevel investigation of the moderating roles of subsidiary support and cultural distance. Academy of Management Journal, 53, 1110-1130.

Chen, G., Kanfer, R., DeShon, R. P., Mathieu, J. E., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2009). The motivating potential of teams: A test and extension of Chen & Kanfer’s (2006) model. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 110, 45-55.

Kirkman, B. L., Chen, G., Farh, J. L., Chen, Z. X., & Lowe, K. B. (2009). Individual power distance orientation and follower reactions to transformational leaders: A cross-level, cross-cultural examination. Academy of Management Journal, 52, 744–764.

Takeuchi, R., Chen, G., & Lepak, D. P. (2009). Through the looking glass of a social system: Cross-level effects of high performance work systems on employees’ attitudes. Personnel Psychology, 62, 1-29.

Chen, G. & Mathieu, J. E. (2008). Goal orientation dispositions and performance trajectories: The roles of supplementary and complementary situational inducements. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 106, 21-38.

Chen, G., Kirkman, B. L., Kanfer, R., Allen, D., & Rosen, B. (2007). A multilevel study of leadership, empowerment, and performance in teams. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 331-346.

Chen, G., & Kanfer, R. (2006). Toward a systems theory of motivated behavior in work teams. Research in Organizational Behavior, 27, 223-267.

Chen, G. (2005). Newcomer adaptation in teams: Multilevel antecedents and outcomes. Academy of Management Journal, 48, 101-116.

Honors and Awards

Award for Best International Paper, Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management (2009)

Cummings Scholar Award for early- to mid-career scholarly achievement, Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management (2008)

Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2007)

Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal (2005, 2006, & 2007)

George Mason University I/O Psychology Student Association (IOPSA) Distinguished Alumni Award (2006)

Organizational Research Methods Best Article of the Year Award (2005)

American Society for Training and Development Research Article Award (2005)

Academy of Management’s Research Methods Division Best Paper Award (2005)

Academy of Management’s Research Methods Division Robert McDonald Advancement of Research Methodology Award (2004)

Consulting Work

  • BTG
  • Getronics
  • Halliburton
  • Home Depot
  • NYLCare Health Plans
  • Perot Systems
  • SAIC
  • Self-Management Institute
  • U.S. Army